After consulting national housing market economists last week, the New York Times reported that the Federal Reserve's Systems upcoming actions would likely have only modest effects on the overall recovery.

Homelessness among children and teenagers is a chronic problem in Vermont and many other states. In 2011, 838 Vermonters under the age of 18 spent time in the state's shelters, reported the VT Office of Economic Opportunity.

Housing and real estate markets in both the U.S. and Vermont, as measured by home prices are probably close to or just past their "cyclical troughs", according to economists at Kavet, Rockler, and Associates.

Rising rents, high home prices, and flat wages continue to make it difficult for thousands of Vermont households to balance housing costs with the many other demands made on their slim incomes, according to last week's Stowe Reporter.

To look at whether the recent completion of 144 brand new apartments for Burlington’s undergraduates might lead to a permanent easing of Burlington's rental market, Seven Days consulted VHFA’s Sarah Carpenter and other area